California Chip Heist Involved Seventeen Charged
Seventeen people face charges in a 1993 Silicon Valley computer chip robbery that netted over $9 million. Masked gunmen bound workers at Oki Semiconductor in Tulatin Oregon, stole chips moved to San Jose and sold to firms in the United States and Taiwan. Federal undercover work led to arrests amid schemes to launder proceeds via 15 sham businesses and 40 bank accounts.
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New Orleans Dad Admits to Kidnapping and Murder
Eric Matthews 24 confessed to kidnapping and killing his 1-year-old stepson James found dead in a trash bin. He was arrested in Schiller Park after being found with his 4-year-old stepdaughter, and later admitted to multiple killings and rapes as Hammond police spokesperson Jay Callais provided details.
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Turbulence Injures Seven Aboard Continental DC-10
A Hawaii-bound Continental Airlines DC-10 returning to Los Angeles after turbulence over the Pacific injured seven people among 270 on board. Four passengers and three crew members suffered injuries, including three broken bones. Officials said none of the injuries appeared life threatening.
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GOP blasts Clinton over China missiles in Congress
Amid sharp criticism from Republicans over U S China satellite transfers President Clinton plans a late June trip to China praising trade talks while White House officials defend the move as non political. GOP leaders press for fuller facts and question security implications.
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OLeary deposition cites retaliation against nuclear whistleblowers
Former Energy Secretary Hazel O Leary testifies in a federal deposition that workers who expose flaws at nuclear weapons plants and labs face repeated reprisals and undermining by bosses. The case centers on Joseph Carson, an Energy Department safety inspector, whose career allegedly suffered after raising concerns about Oak Ridge in Tennessee.
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